Flying-machine.



J. C. SCHLEICHER.

A FLYING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED MAR 12,1910.

Patented July 18, 1911.

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APPLIOATION FILED MAB., 12, 1910.

998,554.. I Patented July 18, 1911.

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atroz/wup J. C, SCHLEICHER. FLYING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAB. 12, 1910.

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Patented .1111511184911 J. o. SCHLEICHER.

FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR 12, 1910.

998,554 Patented July 18,1911.

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arrangement of parts, asuwill be moreffully'j consists? of3 ICertain"(noyel f 90 the appended claims. f y t In the'acempanyingf'(rawv'liiigs,l iguref 1i is a side-elevationgFig;`f22isaxyertical leen# tral longitudinal section, 'omitting' portions* of the suspending bag;1Fig; 3 is afhorizontalI ak Vertical l transverse section,4 ytaken on fthe r 'line of Fig. I1;-1Fig5 is a detai-llvertical# section on the line' 5 5 [of Fig. 11;"Figa16 isA a detail vVertical 'section "onfline r(z3-6' of len gth l from topf to bttoin andy also: decrease struts I 12 which fc'onnect 'i' fthe sides? voli f ythe planes' l" ftogetherl' inr "orderf that :atheye hay maintain their*l,Concavofcom/ex1 form. f' On thefstrutfsjl@ beneath thellower" planel, I

'nioun track@ 513,@` upon which" is 'slidably mounted the'1 passengen-car 14. f lThisf track is supported, at its =ends aand in its center by :hangrs lf'which correspondrtol the vertical 'braces f 95S ihut in this y,instantie pass entirely ff through the "lowei plane 'landj lare'.coiineeted Suspen'deill from the lower plane 5in stationary position; "is aimotor' cage 1,6- in :which "the `'motoryl is-mounted vand in Whiehrthe section on the 'line 3-3 ofvFg1-l2; Fig. 4.1 is

operator offlthe car sits. {Thermotor is connected by lrneansofy a sprocket chainl .116 to Ithe maindrivingfshaft 17 which lis jour- -naled infbearings'lfS onlthe top of the intermediate frame-4 and extendsback inv the Thane f the planes Where' it is provided with theusual'propeller 19. lA similarsprocketehain 20 is connected to the'moto'rshaft .and

vto an auxiliary driving shaft 21 which, eX-

f ftends toward the forward vendu of the. amachine and is connected `.toza vcross shaft 22 '-bybeveled pinio'ns 23.` Atthe opposite'l ends of this cross shaft are secured `beveled pinr ions 24 which are inmesh Withsimilarwpinions' 25 on parallel longitudinal shafts 26 'journ'aled in. hearings in the`t11bes127. =These vtubes are mounted'on theouter vends of 'sleeves 28 kwhich surround -the shaft-.22 .and

lare-controlled by suitably connectedfarms 29 which extend downwardly adjacent thecen- Figs".l l iand1r 4;#disclosesthat'ftliey .decrease vertical braces'. 9 z and? ydiagonal l t l 1 the car. r[his means is not shown as itisia f1 common in eehanicale y y Y* v 'operating the arm 30,1the'. nbes 2T 111 22 in aliydirectiorr The shafts 2V in the tubes 27 are" provided with guiding propellers 31 which suck the air through the tubes and thus lift the forward cud of' the machine according to the position in which Athe tubes are placed. ln order to accentuate this action. the tubes are provided on either side. with guiding vanes 39. which, when the tube is elevated as shown in Fig. 7 assist in sustaining the forward end and eausethc machine to continuously rise.

Mounted between the planes 3 and 4, 0n either side thereof. are vertical bearing bars 33', in which are journaled transverse shafts 34 having mounted thereon the wings 35 connected together at. their forward ends on either side of the machine by the bars 36. These bars are connected to the sleeves .28 and when the tubes j' are turned in either direction the wings will assume a similar position, entirely across the machine in between the planes. Tt' the tubes 27 are tilted to approximately vertical position, the wings overlap one another in the manner 1y be tilted upon the axle t other means. such as is shown in Figs. 2 and 5, wherein suitable gates 37 and 38 are pivot-.

ed to the underside of the planes 3 and 4 and are normally held in raised position, as shown in Fig. 2, by means of the springs 39 and also b y means of the air currents passing between, the planes. To the outer ends of each one of the gates. is connected a suitable operating cord 40 which runs over pulleys 41 and extends to a position in the motor cage, whereby the operator may independently control either gate 37 vor 38.

Arranged intermediate the length of the machine, on either side thereof, are tubes 4Q'in each of which is mounted an axle 43 having secured at its ends the steering blades 44. The axles 43 are connected to the main driving shaft 17 by means of sprocket chains 45 and 46. The sprocket chain 45 passes over a loosely mounted sprocket gear 47 mounted on the shaft 17 and the sprocket chain 4G passes over a similar gear 48.said gears being provided on their outer faces with clutch members 4f) adapted to engage similar clutch members 50 slidably keyed on the shaft 1T and held in constant. engage- 'ment with the clutch members 49 by means of spiral springs 51. Suitable means (not shown) extends from the clutch members 50 to a point adjacent the operators seat so` pcndently control the operation of either orc ofthe shafts or both of'thtiu. whereby' the machine 111ay, be steered.. For instance. if thepropellersin 'the right hand tobt` :1re 'thrown-mrt ofgcar, the machine will travel suitable rudder fit? is .shown which has anysu'itable connection with the operato1"s cage whereby the operator may further control the direction o't' the car.

Tn order that l may maintain the proper equilibrium of the vehicle, l connect'l the car 14 with a windlass 53 by means of a cable 5t which passes over a pulley The windlass 53 is situated in the motor cage adjacent the operators seat, whereby the car may be readily shifted from one point along the railf15 to another. lf there is considerable weight in the passenger car 14. it is moved up toward the motor cage whereas. when a light load is being carried, the car is shifted back toward the propeller so as to maintain the proper equilibrium of the vehicle. By such means, when taken in connection with the elevating wings and the elevating propellers shown in the forward portion of the machine. it is possible'to properly maintain the car in a. horizontal position.

From the foregoing description. taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the Construction and operation bf the invention will be readily understood with` out requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form. proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to wit-hout departing from the prin- 'ciple or sacrificing any of the advantages of. the invention, as defined in the appended claims.

'Having thus described my invention. what I claim is: y

1. An aerial. vehicle comprising a plurality of superposed planes. means for securing said planes in fixed spaced relation, rotary sleeves mounted transversely to said planes, inclosed steering propellers secured to the outer ends of said sleeves. pivoted retarding wings arranged between the planes and ytransversely thereto. connections between said wings and the sleeves, and means for rotating the sleeves.

2. An aerial vehicle comprising a plurality of snpcrposed planes. hangers connecting said planes in fixed relation. bearing bars at the sides of the planes, retarding wings pivoted on said bars. rotary sleeves mounted transversely to the planes, means for rot-ating the sleeves. a bar pivoted to the ends of the wings and connected to said sleeves. and inclosed propellers on the outer ends of the sleeves.

3. An aerial vehicle comprising a plurality of superposcd planes, hangers connecting the same in fixed relation, transverse rotary sleeves supported by the planes, open ended tubes secured to the ends of said sleeves and arranged )alallel with t-he sides 1 In testimony whereof I have hereunto set of th(x planes, a Sha t within said sleeves, f my hand in presence of two suhscrbng propollers within the tubes driven by said Q witnesses.

shaft, means for rotating said shaft, means f JOHN C. SCHLEICI'IER. for rotating the sleeves, and retardng wings l mounted between the planes transversely f \Vitncf-ses 4 thereof and connected to the sleeves. l

E. EDMoNsToN, J r., O. HOPKINS. 

